Birds, beasts and relatives
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Average rating4.1
Birds, Beasts, and Relatives is the second volume of the autobiographical Corfu Trilogy by naturalist Gerald Durrell. The trilogy describes his childhood spent on the Greek island of Corfu between 1935 and 1939. This follows My family and Other Animals and concludes with The Garden Of The Gods
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I read My Family and Other Animals long ago at the recommendation of a book friend, and I've never forgotten how wonderful it was. But that was before I had heard of the Corfu series on PBS. And I had no idea that Gerald Durrell had written two other books about his life on Corfu.
This is just what I look for in a mood-boosting book. It's light, but it also has deep truths. It's beautifully written, but not written in a way that leaves your brain scrambled.
I think I shall read on with book three.
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3 primary booksCorfu Trilogy is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 1956 with contributions by Gerald Durrell.
